DAR ES SALAAM, March 31 -- NEARLY half of Tanzanias licensed banks have reached the critical benchmark of 33 per cent female representation in boardrooms and senior management, signalling a structural shift in the countrys financial leadership.

Deputy Governor of the Bank of Tanzania (Financial Stability and Deepening), Sauda Msemo, said at the Second Banks and Financial Institutions Leaders Forum in Dar es Salaam that 20 out of 42 banks had met the onethird threshold ahead of the August 2027 deadline.

The figures, as of December 31, 2025, underscore the rapid pace of reforms driven by a central bank directive that elevated gender inclusion from a voluntary goal to a regulatory requirement.

“The response from the industry has bee...